TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA…

HAWAII - THE ISLAND OF OAHU…

CANNON BEACH, OREGON…

Here we go, the start of the day often begins with a phone call from lobby to suite to make sure the bride is ready for us (and really, to make sure someone lets us up to the room).  Then when it’s time to take portraits, I often wish I was a little taller or that someone didn’t build a safety rail right where I want to stand to take the shot

Sometimes, when we’re photographing details, the best angles are in really weird places.  Honestly not quite sure what I was photographing here, probably the reflection of the dress.  This also tends to be one of my fav places to shoot from if people are using the mirror for make - up.  I’ve been in a lot of bath tubs in my career

I’m also happy to lend a helping hand to ensure that the bride’s hair stays out of her make-up and lipstick during touch-ups.

Once the makeup is ready to go it’s time to get all the beautiful ladies together for a happy shot - always one of my fave shots of the ladies.

And sometimes during family shots I help out the other family members to make sure they get their own.  (and side note, my camera is the size of my head - yikes)

Oh, and ocassionally, okay, often, I fall in love with the bridesmaids shoes and offer to take them home with me if that makes things easier for them  hee hee.  Or, I just make sure no one forgets them.

I’ve never had a fear of heights although standing on this little balcony did make me a teensy bit nervous.  But, it was a beautiful angle and I had to get the shot.

I love being able to be a part of different cultures and seeing different religions and ceremonies.  It was super fun to wear this beautiful scarf at Rajni and Brandon’s wedding.

And, it doesn’t just happen at engagement sessions.  At weddings we also ask our couples if they’re brave enough to climb things for great shots.  Or we just get the grooms to carry and lift their lovely brides.

Some of our couples are really brave.  Love this.  These are from Jeff and Jenny’s beautiful day after shoot - still to come on the blog.  The water felt nice and don’t worry, no dresses were harmed in the making of this shot.

And every so often we get really gussied up for a fancy occasion.  I wore a dress AND HEELS for Heather and Trevor’s black tie wedding.  And yes, my feet were killing me afterwards.

Scott got all gussied up for the wedding too - hubba hubba in the suit.  Although this is a lighting test shot and posing for them may not be his favourite part of the job.

He’s much happier when he’s taking pictures and having a good time.  This is way more of his personality.

He also wants to ensure that the bride always looks fabulous and her absolute best

Scott respects many cultures and religions too and tries to blend in with the crowd

I love this shot.  Scott wanted to make sure that Nick had a full beer while toasting tables.  So just when he ran out, he made sure to give Nick a full one.  That looks like one happy groom to me.

He works hard to find the best angles too, balancing on logs and everything.

Okay, so he might not hate posing for test shots all the time

This is us.  We love what we do and we love to have a great time doing it.  We get to work with wonderful couples who have great senses of humour and, at least they tell us, have a fun, easy and wonderful time taking pictures with us.  This might help you to understand why.

Can’t wait for the 2012 season to see what it brings.

This was our fun engagement session with Florence and Ryan where I was work my ab stablizers and trying hard not to fall in the water.   That little jetty of a dock was soooooooooo wobbly.  luckily I never fell in.

This is Scott hanging out on his own wobbly jetty of a dock trying to catch a shot in case I did fall in.  Just kidding, he just kept telling me not to fall in

This AWESOME engagement session hasn’t been blogged yet (don’t worry it will be) and was epic since we were shooting on the roof of a building in downtown Vancouver.  Huh, another place where I had to make sure I didn’t fall off… I might need to pay more attention to where I take my couples (although this was their awesome idea.

Ha!  Seems to be in these shots I could be telling my couples not to fall off.  I’m starting to sense a very unplanned theme in this post.  Although, I do hold my couples up very high in my books

Oh, my goodness, this is so not planned.  here is ANOTHER shot of us trying NOT to fall off.  This is getting weird.  But I guess this is to show you more of the fun we got up to.  We all had to cross this little log where the water was definitely deeper than it looks.  Luckily we have great couples who don’t mind taking risks to get to good shooting locations.  And again, I didn’t fall in.

I just think this shot is funny.  I have no idea what I’m saying here but I have a feeling perhaps Nathan is a little unsure of what I’m telling him and Joanna.  He’s such a good guy.

And okay, seems everyone has their feet firmly on firm ground.  But what’s more fun than running through a field of tall grass?!  These two are so cute.  Seems I discovered I have slight allergies this spring.

More cozy shots with Priscilla and Ben.

And other highlights of the season was from our session at the Aquarium (also still to be blogged) but I had the bonus of making friends with a butterfly while shooting.  And the image on the right is NOT from an engagement session but this little family session was so fun.  And when I found the shot Scott got of me with a bear on my head, well, I thought you guys might want to know what you are getting yourselves into with my crazy self - fun times, fun times!

Thanks to all of our great couples (and families).  We had so much fun just hanging out and getting to know you during your e-sessions.  Thanks for trusting us to take you to all sorts of dangerous places.  Hee Hee.

Heather and Trevor are two of the nicest people we’ve ever worked with and they are so in love with each other.  Trevor was truly smitten with his bride all night and couldn’t keep his eyes off of her - it was beautiful to watch.  You really can see how much these two love each other, see their amazing friendship and the beautiful family they are creating with their son.

The night was crowned with gorgeous flowers from Evan at FLOWERZ, was filled with gorgeous stationary from the talented designers at Wintons Social Stationary, and all pulled together flawlessly by the talented Soha at COUNTDOWN EVENTS.  There was lots of love and celebration being shared by all of their family and close friends, a true party that frankly Scott and I felt we could be a part of every night.

Their beautiful wedding was also captured by their wonderful Cupcake Girls film crew so keep an eye out this spring for when their wedding episode airs.  Scott and I can’t wait to see it and will probably share it when we know.

Be sure to pick up your copy of this gorgeous issue of WEDLUXE on newstands now, or at any of the citys wedding shows or here with me when you book your consult for the 2012 season.

ENJOY!

Not only was this beautiful wedding featured in the gorgeous pages of the magazine but also on the WEDLUXE BLOG.  Be sure to head over there and see EVEN MORE beautiful images from this wedding.  Here are many of my favourite images that were shared on the Wedluxe blog…

Again, Heather and Trevor, Thank you for having Scott and I with your on your beautiful night.  It was such a pleasure working with you and getting to know your wonderful family and friends.  We wish you endless love and joy in your beautiful family.

We had a wonderful break and went to the land of happiness, sunshine and palm trees for 10 days.  It was wonderful.  We attended a fabulous workshop and got to soak up the sun and swim with the fishies afterwards.

Here’s a slice of heaven I had for a few days.  There will be a bigger post all about paradise soon.

We have had such a wonderful 2011 and I’m so thankful to all of our amazing brides + grooms, wedding professionals, families and friends that we have gotten to work with this year.  I hope your New Year’s night is full of warmth and laughter (and hopefully some bubbly).  May 2012 bring you more love than you can handle and all the dreams that live in your heart.

Oh, and 2012 should bring back blogging to Jenn Best Photography - YIPPEEE!!!!.  Stay tuned for new projects as well.

JUST A REMINDER.  WE ARE STILL CLOSED UNTIL JANUARY 16, 2011.  EMAIL WILL BE CHECKED PERIODICALLY.  I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO YOU AFTER A MUCH NEEDED BREAK AND RECHARGE!!!

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS UNTIL JANUARY 16 2012.  Email and phone will not be monitored regularly.  If you are inquiring about wedding services for the 2012 season we will try to get back to you sooner otherwise you will hear from us after the 16th.  THANK YOU, we are REALLY looking forward to the rest

STAY TUNED in Mid January as regular blogging should resume after then - WE HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL WEDDINGS and FAMILIES TO SHARE - CAN’T WAIT!!!

Here’s a pic to celebrate this trip - we’re headed somewhere coastal.

Also, here are some teaser shots to give you an idea of what’s to come on the blog.  We’ve got more too in the works - these are just a few peeks at what we’ve been up to and the fabulous people we’ve been working with.

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THIS SESSION:  How amazingly cute and happy these two are together, the summery weather we had (I’m only saying this because if you didn’t know, we have NOT been having very much summery weather ,  I love the sun and all the light we had during this shoot, the shots in the marina that make it feel like we were shooting in California, the sand, the way the sand feels on your feet, the tall grasses, the red lady bug on the green blade of grass, the driftwood, the glow of the setting sun, the beautiful sky, the way the city looks, the love, the love, the love. Such a great time.  THANK YOU Florence and Ryan!